Abstract
Lately research report reveals that the leading cause of death for people with psoriatic arthritis is cardiovascular disease. Although higher cholesterol and lower High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) levels in psoriasis patients have been found in several studies, but, there are no reported data for psoriasis patients living in Bundelkhand region. Therefore, to assess the mean values of age, total cholesterol, and HDL in patients with psoriasis and also to compare these levels with that of healthy controls (Non-Psoriatic). Age & sex matched fifty human non-psoriatic individuals were taken into healthy control group. Fifty psoriasis subjects, on treatment were included in Psoriasis group. Age, serum cholesterol, and HDL levels were estimated according to the instructions given in the methods. Pertaining to psoriasis group subjects, a positive correlation between age with total serum cholesterol was established. In the control group also we observed a positive correlation between Age with total serum cholesterol was established. The authors conclude from the study that alterations in the cholesterol and HDL in psoriasis subjects due to deficient scavenging action of HDL. Therefore, psoriatic patients with psoriasis should be evaluated for hyperlipidemia and obstructive vascular diseases because any compensation mechanism may become insufficient.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Amitabh Agarwal
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, T. S. M. Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.186
